Dreams of Shreds and Tatters

Name: Dreams of Shreds and Tatters
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Amanda Downum
ISBN: 9781501903304

Author: Amanda Downum

Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld

Unabridged: 10 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/11/2015

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic

Synopsis

When Liz Drake's best friend vanishes, nothing can stop her nightmares. Driven by the certainty he needs her help, she crosses a continent to search for him. She finds Blake comatose in a Vancouver hospital, victim of a mysterious accident that claimed his lover's life - in her dreams he drowns. Blake's new circle of artists and mystics draws her in, but all of them are lying or keeping dangerous secrets. Soon nightmare creatures stalk the waking city, and Liz can't fight a dream from the daylight world: to rescue Blake she must brave the darkest depths of the Dreamlands. Even the attempt could kill her, or leave her mind trapped or broken. And if she succeeds, she must face the monstrous Yellow King, whose slave Blake is on the verge of becoming forever.

About Amanda Downum

Amanda Downum was born in Virginia, and has since spent time in Indonesia, Micronesia, Missouri, and Arizona, with brief layovers in California and Colorado. She lives in Austin with her partner and their snake, and can be found haunting absinthe bars, goth clubs, and other liminal spaces. Her hobbies used to include cooking hearts and rock climbing, but now most of her time is devoted to studying mortuary science. Her day job sometimes lets her dress as a giant worm.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Althea

I'm writing this review a little while after actually finishing the book, but I felt I had to get around to actually reading all of Robert W. Chambers' 'King in Yellow' stories before giving this a fair review, since the book is an homage to that mythos. Having now read both, I'll say - it's not real......more

Goodreads review by Kagama-the Literaturevixen

I recieved this ARC from Netgalley and this is my honest review of it. Liz Drake wakes up from a dream,no a nightmare about her friend Blake She convinces her partner Alex that they need to go to Vancouver and see him. Her dreams are not like other peoples dreams,they are so vivid she sometimes finds......more

Goodreads review by Justine

I wanted to like this more than I actually did. The writing itself is quite lovely for the most part, and Downum does a spot on job of portraying Vancouver as the setting for this mystical tale. However, throughout most of the book I felt like I was watching an indie art film filled with interesting......more

Goodreads review by Marjolein (UrlPhantomhive)

Read all my reviews on [URL not allowed] I should really learn to read at least part of a blurb before deciding I want to read a book based on the pretty cover and awesome title. Perhaps in that case I would have had different expectation. Because although the cover screamed Urban......more